JOB ANNOUNCEMENT : Gender, Safeguarding and Participation Coordinator - JFFS & CPiE -  PLAN International Cameroon - NGO, flexible

Gender, Safeguarding and Participation Coordinator - JFFS & CPiE
Date: 24 Sep 2024

Location: Globally Flexible, Flexible

Company: Plan International

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

 

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

 

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

 

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

 

The Opportunity

The Joining Forces Alliance, reuniting the 6 biggest child rights organizations in Germany, namely ChildFund, Plan International, Save The Children, SOS Children’s Villages, Terre des Hommes & World Vision applied for an initial €16 million grant from the German Foreign Federal Office (GFFO) to address major child protection in emergency issues in various conflict settings across the world between July 2022 and June 2024 under the project “Joining Forces for Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-CPiE)”.

 

The Joining Forces Alliance is now kickstarting the 2nd phase of the project, entitled “Joining Forces for Food Security & Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS & CPiE)”, which will be implemented for a duration of 26 months with a foreseen starting date on 1 July 2024. The project will be implemented with the same organizations across 5 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia), focusing on the gender-sensitive and inclusive integration of food security, nutrition and child protection.

 

This role will provide technical support to the JF-FS&CPiE project in 5 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, CAR, Ethiopia, South Sudan) and among 6 Child Rights Organisations. The level of technical support provided to consortium members is defined at key stages in the project cycle and varies according to the priority of the project and the support needed by the Country Offices and it will be provided with the support of the consortium’s Child Protection, Gender and Inclusion and Safeguarding advisors. The coordinator will report directly to the Global Project Manager.

 

About you

You are a highly skilled professional with a post-graduate degree in a relevant field such as psychology, child protection, gender studies, or equivalent education and lived experience. You bring expertise in safeguarding, child protection, gender, and inclusion, with a strong focus on humanitarian settings and hard-to-reach areas. You are experienced in embedding safeguarding, gender equality, and child protection practices into programs, with proven knowledge of Child Protection in emergencies and the Core Humanitarian Standard. You have worked with diverse stakeholders, including national and international donors, aligning with their priorities on safeguarding and inclusion.

 

Your strengths include data analysis, report writing, and proficiency with knowledge management, mobile monitoring tools, and Windows-based software. You excel at designing and delivering training, facilitating diverse audiences, and building strong collaborative relationships. Committed to gender equality, inclusion, and anti-racism, you advocate for participatory methods, innovation, and capacity building, driving organizational success through knowledge sharing and a collaborative approach.

 

This role requires the candidate to have working proficiency in French AND English. However, please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.

 

Please follow this link for a full role profile: Gender Safeguarding and Participation Coordinator_JF-FSCP-.docx

 

 

Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* in the African continent which can employ on behalf of the Joining Forces Alliance. The preference would be any of the four project countries in Africa - Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic. You must have the pre-existing right to live and work in the country of contracting where you are based.

Type of Role: 12 month fixed term contract

Grade: 16

Closing Date: 7th October 2024

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at  : https://jobs.plan-international.org/search/?createNewAlert=false&q=cameroon